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The Lucknow Sentinel, 1982-10-13, Page 6�dito al LVC.1,ENTINE!. 'The S pay Town"Establlsb d 1873 THOMAS A. THOMPSON . Advertising Manager SHARON J. D1ETz • Editor PAT LIVINGSTON • Office Manager • JOAN HELM • Compositor MERLE ELLIOTT • Typesetter aurcymo . D011111101. W euaesdray, October 13, 1902—Page 6 Husiness.and Editorial' Office Telephone 52$•2822 Mailing, Address P.U. Box 400. Lucknow. NOG 2H0 Second Class Mail Registration Number 00 ' Subscription rate, 813.25 papas, V advance Sealer Claw tact+, 812.15 par year Is advance • U.S.A.'sad Foreign, 03A.00 per year in advance Sr. Cit. V.S.A. and Far+elga,S36.00 per year hu advisors Foreignaid policy is bureaucratic blinder In a time when the federal deficit is 819 million and the governmentrefuses to stimulate the economy by putting money into job creation, it is work looking at, how the Ottawa bureaucrats spend our tax, dollars on'foreign aid. Canada's foreign aid program, costs $5 million a ,day and supports a 81.7 billion bureaucracy called CIDA (the Canadian International Development. Agency). A recent documentary report on CBC television. titled Up the Down. Escalator used Tanzaniaas an example to ask disturbing questions about Canada's foreign aid program. The documentary comes up with some disturbing answers to say the least. Tanzania, a country of 18 million located at the foot of Mt. , Kilimanharo in East Africa, is coming apart at the economic seams. What is more important, it is falling apart on our money. Tanzania is fourth -ranking among nations and first among African nations receiving aid from. Canada. Since independ- ence in 1961, we've poured x300 million into the country while its foreign aid 'is' a staggering $4.5 billion. The shock, is thatthe people of Tanzania are worse off today than they, were before. The CBC report isha thoroughly documented its charges are impossibleto refute. Documented are such subjects as an industrial zone turned ghost town for lankof spare -parts and raw materials; a 8750 million: railroad with only two trains a week; a bleak urban landscape in which a store advertises "We have nothing to sell";. factories left idle such as the shirt plant awaiting buttons from Hong Kong; the $1 billion capital city of Dodoma, halted in mid development .land a saggingeconomy in which the only sector showing growth is the bureaucracy of the ruling socialist Julius Byerere, a' crony of . Pierre Trudeau. According to the documentary the context of failure is ' C1DA's stated objective of helping the poorest people in the poorest countries. CIDA consists of 1,000 people in. Ottawa and 54 in the field. CIDA thinks in terms of big. CIDA is obsessed :with megaprojects and status symbols. 'Canada's scheme to upgrade rural life is to turn Tanzania into Saskatchewan: You and 1 are forking out 850 million to establish by 1983 seven wheatfarms df 10,000 acres each. The wheat d, produced feeds only the 10 per cent of Tanzanians who live in the cities. The government corporation that processes the wheat is a disaster, its nearest mill closed while it waits for German foreign aid. In contrast the small Canadian' Hunger . Foundation scraped up 81,600 in 1975, persuaded CIDA to match that amount and,.for a total of 83,200 outfitted 19, villages with ox -drawn ploughs and carts. Production increased and a smail industry based on ploughs and carts was born. The project was a roaring success by CIDA's standards , and reached Tanzanians at the grass roots level:' But this kind of program is regarded as too small for serious consideration by CODA. . • Steeped in the uncertainty, insecurity and frustration of the empty 80s, the example of Tanzania illustrates that Canada's foreign aid policy is a left over from the free spending, 60s. In a time when the government deficit is mounting because people on unemployment do not pay taxa, . the federal bureaucrats should be re-establishing .. their priorities and any policy supported financially should I. be proven feasible. ' Popularity test ' l Voters went to the foils yesterday in three federal by-elections in Ontario, It's almost certain that most will vote anti -Liberal to express their feelings about the current Liberal government. , By-elections are any government's test of popularity and the election results will be a 'surprise if they don't represent a voter backlash against current federal policies. The number of unemployed in this country is reaching staggering proportions as the dim witted Liberal govern- ment continues to fight inflation on the backs of the unemployed. Investment confidence has been eroded by high interest rates and the resulting uncertainty and many a snail businessman , and farmer continue to struggle for survival in a climate that makes operating on borrowed capital .impossible. It's time the Liberals in Ottawa realized that the time to start campaigning for the next federal election is now. If they hope to pull off even a chance at forming the next government, they had better start now to implement job creation programs, to stimulate ' the economy . by pegging interest rates just above the rate of inflation which will bring about investor confidence and to act responsibly as' a government that responds to the needs of the people. by-elections sho the outcome of yesterday's1d indicate r� that the Liberals'ices and arrogant insufferable attitude are intolerable. Jarn'b�ree '83 This week's Jamboree '83 picture was submitted ' by Mot. George Andrew. Can you identify the group the . boys belonged to and the approximate date the picture was taken? Shown in the picture: are from the left, bottoin row, Percy Agar, Graham McNay, Carrfek llodgbitl, Ales. McNay, Cacti Johnston, William Alton, : Cam McDonald, Alex Mnrdie, Nell .McInnes, William Thompson, WWey Howe; second row, '' McClure, Jim McCallum, Jerry Bothwell, Howard Agnew, Rae MacDslrmid, • Harold redtrees • Treleaven, Elliott Burns, Wes Huston, Bob Andrew, Austin Reid,. Wilfred Murdock,. Andrew Thompson, Louis Taylor, . Alvin Irwin; third row, , Alfred Andrew, Wllrlim . Cranston, Archie MacDonald, , Pharls blathers, William Treleaven, George Doug,lu, Gordon Thompson, Alvin Bowles; top row, Sam Alton, Gordon Webster, Harold Burns Stan Burnt', Russell McDougall, William Andrew and Harald Durnin. The (either shown on the left ls Mr. Donee. Anyone who can identify the name of the group or the missing names, please contact The Sentinel, 528-2822. by doer carmpbell'.. The first signs . of spring came to Toronto like a promising and vivacious actress, . who rejuvenates the lack -- lustre play of life with her all too short appearance. It cause the snow to wilt upon the roofs of buildings, sWelled the waters of the Humber and Don rivers. and induced more vehicle and pedestrian traffic to venture forth upon the muddy and puddled streets. The spring did not,,. however; suddenly make tan Jamieson'sfancies "lightly turn to love"; he had been occupied with such . thoughts through- out the long winter. No matter how sincere his love for Kathleen Kelly, it became apparent to Jatisieson that the forthcoming mar- riage would not entirely be based upon mutual trust. A condition of the union was that the assets of both ..parties would be held individually and endors- ed by legal contract. In some respects. one could not blame Kathleen for taking this precau- tion. Her bitter childhood experience. had. taught her to be guided more by ,.her mind than her heart. The extent of her wealth was not revealed to Jamie- son. but he suspected that it was considerable and could perhaps be even more extensive than that of the doctor's wife, Jane Cameron. The plans which Kathleen Kelly envisaged for her settlement at Red - trees included the building of another store, as an entirely separate entity to that of Ian Jamieson. Whilst he would trade 'in basic commodities, she plan- ned to open an . establishment which offered elegant articles of furniture and fashionable clothing. On the face of it, this might have appeared ludicrous, butwith the cal- ' rotating mind of an entrepreneur, she looked. ahead to the time when her store would attract the wealthier inhabitants of the 'surrounding area.. She would, in fact, inaugurate another "Kelly's Emporium" in the Catalan Hills, and until the store was construc- ted. most of her merchandise would remain in Toronto. The winter had been long and tedious to Ian Jamieson. After the novelty of living in the luxury of the New American Hotel had worn off, the days began 'to drag and he was filled with a feeling of impatience. Kathleen of course. continued with her busi- ness, so there was Little time for meeting during working hours. 1t was:. only on Sundays and in the evenings that he really had a chance to be with her. , It was agreed that they would marry in Redtrees and Reverend Duncan MacLeod should officiate at the ceremony. They would purchase two wagons and teams to transport some of Kathleen's goods to .the settlement and one of her employees 'would accompany , them on the journey.. It appeared then, that all arrangements had been made and as soon' as the rural trails were passable, they would be cin their way, Meanwhile another wedding had been planned, between MacLeod and Maty MacKenzie, and this too would be finalized as soon as the weather permitted a minister to ' visit the Friends of Skye. Duncan MacLeod's cabin was being improved in every way possible, so that it aright be fit for his schooi- teacher bride. Chippy Chisholm spent many hours providing embellishments to what otherwise may have been considered to be a rough dwelling. The settlement clearings became larger with every passing day and the smoke of burning brush rose into the air to greet the migrating birds. which were returning ` to their.. summer habitants, It was not yet time to sink a plough into the earth, but the settlers looked, forward to the day when crops would rise fromthe newly won soil.. One day in April,'a lone Indian came to Redtrees. He was a fine specimen of manhood, and he emerged from the bush at a slow jogging pace. Totally ignoringeverybody who saw him, he made his way to MacLeod's cabin and finding it empty, he loped ,off in the direction of the church. The Reverend Duman MacLeod was kneeling at the front of the alter in prayer, 'and when the door was roughly opened, he rose .to his feet to ascertain who was intruding upon his communication with God. Without a word, the Indian approached 'and handed him a, piece of damp and badly soiled parchment. In happy anticipation, MacLeod broke the sealing wax and realized that his players had been answered when he read the smeared ink messages I My dear Duncan: I was delighted to learn that a minister of my race and faith has established a church not too far from my own ministry. God being willing. 1 shall travel to Redtrees on Friday, May 3, to comply with your request and offer any other service which you may require. Your servant. Peer Lamont. 4.